One Wintry Night

Author	Tomie dePaola
ISBN	0698115678

In Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside.This Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl's unselfish gift to the...

Author	Pearl S. Buck
ISBN	0688162673

From Pulitzer and Nobel Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck and acclaimed artist Mark Buehner comes a heartwarming story that illustrates the true meaning of Christmas.

Rob wants to get his father something special for Christmas this year—something that shows how much he really loves...

Author	Katherine Paterson
ISBN	0142300373

Each Christmas Eve when John Paterson was a pastor, he read an original story to his congregation--a story that illuminated the true meaning of the holiday season, written by his wife, two-time Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson. Now you, too, can share them. Whether depicting a child coping with...

Author	Berkeley Breathed
ISBN	0316102490

Using glowing, hypnotic images and a funny, provocative text, the narrator relives his father's most amazing childhood Christmas.

A moody young boy living with his aunt on an island, "Red" Breathed sees himself as the "Red Ranger from Mars", his hero from the movie serials, and cannot picture...

Author	Wende Devlin
ISBN	0689715102

Wende Devlin knows how to write a holiday story that’s different. This has a Christmas theme to it, but it’s more about ice skating and Mr. Whiskers having to figure out if he owns the skating pond or not. Can he save the skating?

Mr. Whiskers sister is also trying to force him to move to the city...

Author	Johnny Gruelle
ISBN	0027375862

Since Raggedy Andy first appeared in print in 1920, he has delighted millions of readers with his adventurous spirit and compassionate nature. Now he returns to captivate a new generation in this carefully produced reissue, which restores the book to its original appearance. All the original stories...

Author	Phyllis Root
ISBN	0763622966

Luminously illustrated by Mary GrandPre, a timeless adventure from master storyteller Phyllis Root about the loss of the sun - and one girl's brave quest to find it.
In a cozy cabin high in the mountains of the Far North, Lucia and her family live a snug and contented life. But one day the wind screams...

Author	Patricia Polacco
ISBN	0399216170

A holiday favorite from Patricia Polacco is now available again, to her fans' delight. Based on Polacco's childhood memories, this is the story of her Great-uncle Vladimir, known as Vova, and his colorful and inventive celebrations of the Russian Orthodox holiday of Epiphany. Polacco's art warmly...

Author	Robert E. Wells
ISBN	0807534218

Publishers of nonfiction for children please note: a lot more people would read nonfiction if it was. . . better! Take a look at this book, that manages to convey complex ideas about simple machines in a highly imaginative way, but does not talk down to the reader. For sure the dense language and concepts...

Author

Diane Stanley

A very short book about Peter the Great - the Tsar who drug Russia (kicking and screaming) into more modern times. This is a children's book, so it is not very detailed, but the artwork is beautiful and there is enough information to whet the appetite about a historical figure whose name I knew, but not much...

Author	Anton Powell
ISBN	0763603406

"These entertaining, deftly organized books will make terrific light-hearted additions to cirriculum units on ancient civilizations." — Publishers Weekly

Stop the presses! What if ancient civilizations had daily newspapers? And they were amusing and compellingly informative?...

Author	Max Lucado
ISBN	1581345224

* 4.6 Stars*

Scorecard: (Out of 10)
* Quality of Writing - 8
* Pace - 8
* Plot development - 9
* Characters - 9
* Enjoyability -9
* Insightfulness - 10
* Ease of Reading - 10
* Photos/Illustrations - 10
Final Score: 73/80 = 91%

*WARNING: I will be...

Author

Tasha Tudor

Every year I try to find one book and one CD of music to add to our Christmas collection. I try to find something we will want to read over and over again, or listen to every year. Unlike "The Christmas Memory" by Truman Capote (bleah!), which I found recommended in a children's catalog (see my review http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/......

Author	Joseph Mohr
ISBN	0060787430

Silent Night, illustrated by Susan Jeffers.

The classic Christmas carol Silent Night - "Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht" in the original, it was composed by an Austrian priest named Joseph Mohr, set to music by local schoolmaster and oragnist Franz Xaver Gruber, and first performed in Oberndorf...

Author	Joseph Slate
ISBN	0399234101

A modern Christmas classic about how the animals prepare a cozy welcome for the baby Jesus.

"Who is coming to our house?

Someone, someone," says Mouse.

As Pig makes room, Lamb cleans up, Goose stacks the hay, and Duck lines the crib with eiderdown, Mary and Joseph are on their...

Author	Richard Paul Evans
ISBN	0689834683

High in the mountains lies the town of Noel, surrounded by beautiful white walls and a great silver gate. Every year Alexander and his mother walk the long distance to Noel to watch the lighting of the village Christmas tree. This year Alexander learns that the Keeper of the Flame will choose the person...

Author	Liz Curtis Higgs
ISBN	0849914809

The Pine Tree Parable tells the heartwarming tale of a farmer and his family who nurture tiny seedlings into fragrant Christmas trees.When the trees are tall enough to offer to their neighbors, the farmer's wife plans to keep the most beautiful pine tree for her family, until one snowy December night...

Author	Lori Walburg
ISBN	0310212472

One dark November night a stranger rides into a small prairie town. Who is he? Why has he come? The townspeople wish he were a doctor, a dressmaker, or a trader. But the children have the greatest wish of all, a deep, quiet, secret wish. Then a young girl named Lucy befriends the newcomer. When he reveals...